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forest4qt

(25 posts)

3. not teachers

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2013, 02:28 AM

May 2013

Arne Duncan, Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Gates are not teachers so no class size doesn't matter to them. Few teachers agree that class size does not matter. Even a fantastic teacher has only so many moments in a day to use and divide their attention among so many students.

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Does Class Size Count? [View all] elleng May 2013 OP

If we expand the class sizes of all those great teachers I can flat guarantee they won't be great Starry Messenger May 2013 #1

Indeed WovenGems Jun 2013 #18

It Depends grilled onions May 2013 #2

not teachers forest4qt May 2013 #3

Arne Duncan, Mayor Bloomberg, and Bill Gates should stick to their area of expertise. AdHocSolver May 2013 #4

Maybe get your priorities right dipsydoodle May 2013 #5

these "reformers" d_r May 2013 #6

Does class size matter? savebigbird May 2013 #7

Ditto. elleng May 2013 #9

Yeah, nothing against you... savebigbird May 2013 #10

Here's the single question I always ask people of the class size doesn't matter side: mbperrin May 2013 #8

Yes. LWolf May 2013 #11

Bill Gates quote: Over 25 students in a class, and the statistics break down Nevernose May 2013 #12

Class size doesn't matter sulphurdunn May 2013 #13

Thanks. elleng May 2013 #14

that's why bill gates sends his kids to a school with an average of 15 per class, just like the HiPointDem May 2013 #16

He went to Lakeside School. sulphurdunn May 2013 #17

Does the pope shit in the woods? Reader Rabbit May 2013 #15